Whistleblower Aid, a nonprofit organization that provides legal counsel for people who report governmental wrongdoing, is representing a former federal prosecutor in her complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice about her firing by the Johnson City Police Department.
Former Special Assistant United States Attorney Kateri Dahl is separately suing the city of Johnson City and the Johnson City Police Department in federal court, alleging they violated her rights by firing her when she pressed for an investigation into a local business owner accused of raping multiple women.
The suit accuses Johnson City Police Chief Karl Turner of manufacturing false complaints about her job performance as a pretext to fire her because she continued to push for a deeper investigation into the business owner. In the lawsuit, Dahl said Turner may have been protecting the man from prosecution because of a corrupt connection with the police department or to cover up the department’s incompetence in investigating him.
It also accuses the department of botching the man's arrest on a federal warrant for an ammunition charge.
The man's real name is redacted in the lawsuit and he is identified as "Robert Voe." The Johnson City Press isn't using his real name at this time but has filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking to confirm his identity.
Asked about the allegations earlier this week, a spokesperson for Johnson City declined to comment, saying they can’t comment on pending litigation....
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